Rustam Sharipov

Rustam Sharipov
Рустам Халімджанович Шаріпов
Personal information
Full nameRustam Khalimdzhanovych Sharipov
Alternative names
  • Rustam Khalimdzhanovich Sharipov
  • Рустам Халимджанович Шарипов
Born (1971-06-02) 2 June 1971 (age 55)
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Former countries represented
Soviet Union Soviet Union
ClubDynamo Kharkiv
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeam
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaParallel bars
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 San JuanParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1994 BrisbaneParallel bars
Bronze medal – third place1994 DortmundTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 BudapestHorizontal bar
Gold medal – first place1994 PragueParallel bars
Gold medal – first place1996 CopenhagenParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1992 BudapestParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1996 CopenhagenTeam

Rustam Khalimdzhanovych Sharipov (born 2 June 1971) is a Ukrainian gymnast and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, representing Ukraine, and also a gold medal for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Early life

Rustam was born on 2 June 1971 in Dushanbe, then a part of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, to a Ukrainian mother and a Tajik father. He began gymnastics at age 6. Sharipov moved with his family to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic when he was 15. Training in Kyiv, Sharipov ultimately made the Soviet Union men's national artistic gymnastics team and travelled frequently to Moscow for training.

Coaching career

He became an assistant coach for the Men's Gymnastics team at the University of Oklahoma. In May 2011, he accepted the head coach position at Ohio State University.

Awards and honors

He was inducted to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2024 alongside Carly Patterson, Julianne McNamara, and Josef Stalder.

Personal life

Sharipov married Tatiana Priatseva, with whom he had two children. The family briefly moved to Australia in 1997, but returned to Ukraine within a year. The couple later divorced. Sharipov met Amber Adams while coaching at Bart Connor Gymnastics Academy, and they were married in 2002. The couple had a child in 2003 and Sharipov became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that same year.

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 17, 2008)
  2. ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 17, 2008)
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  5. ↑ "Men's gymnastics: Oklahoma assistant to be hired as Ohio State coach". dispatch.com. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Men's gymnastics: Ohio State tabs Oklahoma assistant as coach". dispatch.com. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Ivanov, Christian (May 19, 2024). "Four gymnastics legends inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame". intlgymnast.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.